Manager BU Innovation
Core
Driving business growth and operational efficiencies through innovation projects, cost savings initiatives, and product changes.
Role type
Manager, Business Unit Innovation
Builds
New product and package ideas, go-to-market approaches, and innovation pipelines for assigned categories.
Domain
Consumer packaged goods / Food industry
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Strategic thinking with a consumer lens, cross-functional project leadership, P&L management, market research and competitive intelligence, product development lifecycle management, risk management, budget and resource allocation
Preferred skills
MBA, experience managing direct reports
Technologies
MS Project
Responsibilities
Develop and implement innovation strategies feeding long-range and annual plans; lead concept development, feasibility validation, and R&D for product and packaging innovation; manage project budgets, resource allocation, and vendor deliverables; monitor progress, resolve conflicts, and implement corrective actions; report project status and issues to stakeholders and PMO.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC